In 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot to death in City Hall by a former supervisor, Dan White. White, who was released in 1984 after serving five years in prison for manslaughter, was found dead Oct. 21, 1985, apparently a suicide.

In 1979, Iranian militants warned that they had mined the U.S. Embassy complex in Tehran, where 49 Americans were being held hostage. Three others were held elsewhere.

In 1981, Polish Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski said the nation`s Politburo had instructed the government to seek legislation barring strikes.

In 1982, underground leaders of Poland`s Solidarity labor organization called off protests planned for the following month, saying recent government actions had created a more conciliatory atmosphere.